diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index d9ad45959219..d1b984c9dc25 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ static void mptcp_pm_nl_rm_addr_or_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 		mptcp_for_each_subflow_safe(msk, subflow, tmp) {
 			struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
 			int how = RCV_SHUTDOWN | SEND_SHUTDOWN;
-			u8 id = subflow->local_id;
+			u8 id = subflow_get_local_id(subflow);
 
 			if (rm_type == MPTCP_MIB_RMADDR && subflow->remote_id != rm_id)
 				continue;
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ static void mptcp_pm_nl_rm_addr_or_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 
 			pr_debug(" -> %s rm_list_ids[%d]=%u local_id=%u remote_id=%u mpc_id=%u",
 				 rm_type == MPTCP_MIB_RMADDR ? "address" : "subflow",
-				 i, rm_id, subflow->local_id, subflow->remote_id,
+				 i, rm_id, id, subflow->remote_id,
 				 msk->mpc_endpoint_id);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 			mptcp_subflow_shutdown(sk, ssk, how);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index a8a94b34a51e..626fb4907381 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static int __mptcp_socket_create(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	subflow->subflow_id = msk->subflow_id++;
 
 	/* This is the first subflow, always with id 0 */
-	subflow->local_id_valid = 1;
+	WRITE_ONCE(subflow->local_id, 0);
 	mptcp_sock_graft(msk->first, sk->sk_socket);
 	iput(SOCK_INODE(ssock));
 
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index de04b97e8dd1..9813de82bab8 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -493,10 +493,9 @@ struct mptcp_subflow_context {
 		remote_key_valid : 1,        /* received the peer key from */
 		disposable : 1,	    /* ctx can be free at ulp release time */
 		stale : 1,	    /* unable to snd/rcv data, do not use for xmit */
-		local_id_valid : 1, /* local_id is correctly initialized */
 		valid_csum_seen : 1,        /* at least one csum validated */
 		is_mptfo : 1,	    /* subflow is doing TFO */
-		__unused : 9;
+		__unused : 10;
 	bool	data_avail;
 	bool	scheduled;
 	u32	remote_nonce;
@@ -507,7 +506,7 @@ struct mptcp_subflow_context {
 		u8	hmac[MPTCPOPT_HMAC_LEN]; /* MPJ subflow only */
 		u64	iasn;	    /* initial ack sequence number, MPC subflows only */
 	};
-	u8	local_id;
+	s16	local_id;	    /* if negative not initialized yet */
 	u8	remote_id;
 	u8	reset_seen:1;
 	u8	reset_transient:1;
@@ -558,6 +557,7 @@ mptcp_subflow_ctx_reset(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
 {
 	memset(&subflow->reset, 0, sizeof(subflow->reset));
 	subflow->request_mptcp = 1;
+	WRITE_ONCE(subflow->local_id, -1);
 }
 
 static inline u64
@@ -1064,6 +1064,15 @@ int mptcp_pm_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc);
 int mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct mptcp_addr_info *skc);
 int mptcp_userspace_pm_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct mptcp_addr_info *skc);
 
+static inline int subflow_get_local_id(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
+{
+	int local_id = READ_ONCE(subflow->local_id);
+
+	if (local_id < 0)
+		return 0;
+	return local_id;
+}
+
 void __init mptcp_pm_nl_init(void);
 void mptcp_pm_nl_work(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
 void mptcp_pm_nl_rm_subflow_received(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 02dab0669cfc..068784d3e748 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ static void subflow_finish_connect(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static void subflow_set_local_id(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow, int local_id)
 {
-	subflow->local_id = local_id;
-	subflow->local_id_valid = 1;
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(local_id < 0 || local_id > 255);
+	WRITE_ONCE(subflow->local_id, local_id);
 }
 
 static int subflow_chk_local_id(struct sock *sk)
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static int subflow_chk_local_id(struct sock *sk)
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(subflow->conn);
 	int err;
 
-	if (likely(subflow->local_id_valid))
+	if (likely(subflow->local_id >= 0))
 		return 0;
 
 	err = mptcp_pm_get_local_id(msk, (struct sock_common *)sk);
@@ -1733,6 +1733,7 @@ static struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow_create_ctx(struct sock *sk,
 	pr_debug("subflow=%p", ctx);
 
 	ctx->tcp_sock = sk;
+	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->local_id, -1);
 
 	return ctx;
 }
@@ -1968,7 +1969,7 @@ static void subflow_ulp_clone(const struct request_sock *req,
 		new_ctx->idsn = subflow_req->idsn;
 
 		/* this is the first subflow, id is always 0 */
-		new_ctx->local_id_valid = 1;
+		subflow_set_local_id(new_ctx, 0);
 	} else if (subflow_req->mp_join) {
 		new_ctx->ssn_offset = subflow_req->ssn_offset;
 		new_ctx->mp_join = 1;
